How do you know? The afterlife seems quite mundane according to some sources.
I wouldn’t mind living long enough to see marijuana legalized.
85% of the time I am OK and want to stay around just to see what happens.
The other 15%, before taking any permanent action, I remind myself of the list of people, who, upon hearing of my self inflicted demise would say in a snide tone, “I always knew she was crazy.” I wouldn’t give them the satisfaction. 
If you live in Washington—as I do—or in Colorado, you can cross that off your bucket list.
My Thai ethnic-Chinese in-laws hold periodic ceremonies for their dead ancestors. It involves leaving out a veritable feast so their spirits can enjoy the essence of the food before we mortals all chow into it.
Enjoy the “essence” of the food? Fuck that! I want the real stuff.
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
Dorothy Parker, Resumé
There’s a new Doctor Who coming.
I want to see neuroscience figure out how to treat/fix the traumas I suffer from.
I want to watch my nieces grow up.
I want to see North Korea fall.
I want to watch China become a hub of innovation and science.
I want to watch solar power become ubiquitous.
There are places and ways I haven’t lived yet that I would like to do still.
There are some family members I don’t want to hurt.
There might be something I haven’t tried yet that will provide some relief.
I wouldn’t have a lot of people who’d show up for my funeral. My immediate family would come, and maybe a couple of relatives who wouldn’t mind driving 8-14 hours. Maybe a couple of my mother’s friends would come (people who I don’t know). But that would be it.
I know I would be dead so I wouldn’t be alive to care. But I know the lack of invitees would compound my parents’ grief.
I could put in my will that I don’t want a funeral. But that would make things very awkward for my religious family, I’d think. And aren’t funerals more for the living than the dead anyway? I’m thinking I’d be a jerk to tell them what they can and cannot do after I’m dead.
So there’s no way out that I can see, except to just keep on living.
Yes, funerals are for the living to say goodbye.
However, if you donate your body for medical research you are just being a good citizen and there is no funeral.
Because there is more coffee.
Because there are quite a number of conversations yet to be had.
Because my family needs me for money.
Yeah…I got nuttin’
I want to be in New Jersey when Christie becomes President. And when Springsteen dies.
There is no interment but a memorial or funeral Mass/celebration can still be held.
I want to see if iOS 7 is as good as it’s made out to be.
Remember, living healthy is just the slowest way of dying!
You make it sound like the two events may be connected.
I suspect the afterlife is even more of a pain in the ass. Also nutella. There’s always going to be nutella.
Damned interesting OP.
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[li]Breaking Bad is almost at its conclusion. I, like others, would really like to see how it ends.[/li]
[li]Louis CK had a bit of stark profundity when opening up his Hilarious album. He said to the audience, “Being dead is mostly what you’re going to be. You’re just dead people who haven’t died yet.” It actually really put things in perspective for me. You spend much, much, much more of your existence dead than alive, so you better cling to every microsecond of life that you can.[/li]
[li]I haven’t traveled nearly enough in my lifetime. The moment things look their grimmest, I will be quitting my job, selling all of my possessions, and will just travel, travel, travel until I’m absolutely penniless.[/li][/ol]